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Antigua Guatemala vs Tusayan
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Antigua Guatemala is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Antigua Guatemala is the wetter, with 421 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Antigua Guatemala and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Antigua Guatemala: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Antigua Guatemala has far milder winters
Antigua Guatemala: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Antigua Guatemala is much wetter
Antigua Guatemala: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Antigua Guatemala: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Antigua Guatemala is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Antigua Guatemala is the wetter — about 421 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Tusayan has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Antigua Guatemala runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -14 | -11 | -5 | +3 | +5 | +3 | — | -6 | -11 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -14 | -11 | -5 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | — | -6 | -11 | -17 |
Avg low (°C) Antigua Guatemala runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -17 | -14 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -18 | -21 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -17 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -12 | -18 | -21 | -24 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 86 | 140 | 140 | 182 | — | 130 | 19 | 9 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +24 | +20 | +9 | -1 | -71 | -131 | -91 | -128 | — | -97 | -1 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 86 | 140 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +24 | +20 | +9 | -1 | -71 | -131 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 140 | 182 | — | 130 | 19 | 9 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -91 | -128 | — | -97 | -1 | +11 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 35 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 73 | 78 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 69 | 49 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +5 | -11 | -36 | -51 | -23 | -28 | -47 | -37 | -12 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 35 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 73 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +5 | -11 | -36 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 72 | 74 | 79 | 69 | 49 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -23 | -28 | -47 | -37 | -12 | +12 |
Relative humidity (%) Antigua Guatemala runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 73 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -14 | -25 | -40 | -59 | -46 | -42 | -47 | -44 | -32 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 73 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -14 | -25 | -40 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua Guatemala | 83 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -46 | -42 | -47 | -44 | -32 | -19 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Antigua Guatemala trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Antigua Guatemala
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at LA Aurora, a weather station, about 22 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Tusayan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Grand Canyon NP AP, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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